CYP_2010_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
DDI_CYP_2010_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_FAO
Office of Chief Statistician
Census team, Statistics Division
Nesstar Publisher
CYP_2010_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS_v01
Census of Agriculture, 2010
CA 2010
CYP_2010_CA_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT)
Nesstar Publisher
European Union
Cyprus National Budget
Statistical Service of Cyprus
Agricultural Census [ag/census]
The 2010 Census of Agriculture (CA) is the sixth to be conducted in the Republic of Cyprus since the country achieved independence. The previous CAs were undertaken in 1960, 1977, 1985, 1994 and 2003. The Survey on Agricultural Production Methods (SAPM) was carried out together with the CA 2010.
Agriculture & Rural Development
Land (policy, resource management)
Livestock
Pastoralism
The Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT) has been conducting a Census of Agriculture over the last 40 years or so, at approximately 10-year intervals. The main objective of these censuses was to enumerate the whole population of agricultural holdings in the country and to collect data on various basic characteristics of each holding. This population then, formed the agricultural register and was used for drawing samples of various sample surveys which were carried out on an annual basis during the periods between census years. In 2003, a farm structure census was carried out in the country, which was based, for the first time, on the guidelines and relevant regulations of the EU regarding farm structure surveys. This was considered of utmost importance in the light of the fact that Cyprus was becoming a full member of the EU only a year later. For the purposes of carrying out the census, CYSTAT sought the assistance of the National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) and the experience accumulated during the cooperation of CYSTAT with the NSSG proved very valuable in preparing and conducting the farm structure surveys of 2005 and 2007.
Cyprus
National coverage
Households
The statistical unit was the agricultural holding, defined as a technical-economic unit under single management that produces agricultural products. For the purposes of the 2010 CA, a unit of this type is considered a holding and is enumerated only if it meets predefined threshold criteria.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
100.000. Then it was decided to take 1/7 from the first and second groups, 1/5 from the third group and 1/3 from the fourth group. At the end of the process, a sample was drawn comprising 7.146 holdings. Overall, the sample represented the 40% of total utilised agricultural area and the 47% of the total number of animals. More specifically, 46% of the 15 total area of cereals, 46% of the total area of potatoes, 52% of the total area of oilseed, 29% of the total area of permanent outdoor crops, 53% of the total area of vegetables, melons strawberries and flowers and 43% of the total area of temporary grass and permanent grassland were covered in the survey. Furthermore, 58% of total bovine population, 51% of total number of sheep and goats, 38% of total pig population and 47% of total poultry were also covered in the survey.]]>
Face-to-face [f2f]
Since FSS and OGA were fully covered, sampling errors were not applicable. For SAPM 2010, the weights of each holding were estimated.
Coverage and other non sampling errors were minimized during the multi-stage checking process that took place con-currently with data collection and data entry. In the case of rural areas, the target population was fully covered through door-to-door visits so that there no issue of over or under coverage. In the case of urban areas, coverage was limited to visits to holders who appeared in the register. This implies that there could be no over-coverage. However, from the initial entries of the register, about 870 cases were not possible to be covered leading to a small under-coverage of 4%. Coverage errors are taken into account for purposes of up-dating the farm register in those cases that the cause of the errors is fully clarified. The non-response rate for the Census 2010 is estimated to be 1,8%.
See https://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/cystat/statistics.nsf/disclaimer_en/disclaimer_en?OpenDocument
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